Computing · 1965
Moore's law
The prediction that transistor counts double on a steady schedule.
Gordon Moore observed in 1965 that components per chip doubled yearly, revising it to every two years in 1975. The industry adopted it as a roadmap, sustaining exponential growth for over 50 years.
What it built on 1
What it led to 2
Related measurements
The dashed line marks when it first worked.
Transistors per microprocessor Latest: 58.2B transistors (2021) Source: Our World in Data
Computation per constant dollar, 1850-2006 Latest: 7.3B million units of computer power per 2006 $ (2003) Source: Nordhaus 2007, Two Centuries of Productivity Growth in Computing, J. Econ. Hist. 67(1), Table 6
Fastest computer in the world Latest: 2.2×10¹⁸ operations per second (2026) Source: Wikipedia: List of fastest computers; Wikipedia: History of supercomputing